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Our World Chimp Day celebrations are now over for 2025 - view our upcoming events.
We are home to an incredible troop of chimpanzees, so come along to meet some of your closest relatives and celebrate them throughout the weekend.
Why should we celebrate chimps?
All great apes are endangered or critically endangered except for us humans! The populations of wild apes are decreasing. Chimpanzees are Endangered due to poaching, habitat loss and disease. With palm-oil production driving deforestation in their native West and Central Africa, ZSL is working with oil producers to instill more wildlife-friendly practices, as well as strengthening wildlife monitoring and protection on the ground in key chimp habitat in Cameroon at the Dja conservation complex. Learn what you can do to help and how ZSL’s vital conservation work is helping these amazing apes.
Where will World Chimp Day activities* take place?
Activities, crafts, games, and quizzes will be taking place at our chimp gazebos from 10:30 - 5pm on the main lawn by the Birds of the World Arena. Quiz times are at 10:30am and 4:30pm.
There is also opportunity to help feed our chimpanzees! For £7.50, you can buy a special chimp lunch box. After decorating your box, hand it back to the staff at the gazebos who will give these to the troop later in the afternoon at 3pm. Simply head to the gazebos before 2:30pm on the main lawn where you can buy and decorate your lunch box. Please be aware this opportunity is first come, first served, as we have a set diet that we feed our chimpanzees, so make sure to head to our gazebos earlier in the day so you don't miss out on feeding our troop!
Talks and keeper Q&A's
We will also be having special talks and keeper Q&A's which will be happening by our chimp habitat.
- Chimp talks at 12pm and 4pm.
- Primate keeper Q&A at 3:30pm.
- Chimp lunch box enrichment feed at 3pm (this is part of the paid for enrichment activity).
Member, Fellow, and Patron special - get you own chimpanzee pin badge!
Silver members, Gold members, Fellows and Patrons can pick up an exclusive chimp pin badge from the activity station behind the Birds of the World arena — just show your membership card when you collect. Don’t miss out, they’re first come, first served while stocks last!
Under 5 activities celebrating chimps!
We will also be celebrating our chimpanzees at our under 5 session, Toddler Safari. So join us at chimps on either Monday 14th or Tuesday 15th at 11am, where you can take part in free games and activities, tailored especially to walking toddlers (though all ages are encouraged to join in). There's no need to book, so please turn up ready for an 11am start. For more information about our under 5 activities, please head to our Toddler Safari webpage.
How to take part
So join us for special talks, activities and games. All activities except the lunch box enrichment feed are included in the cost of your zoo ticket or membership. The cost of a chimp lunch box is £7.50. Allergen information is available before the point of sale at the gazebos.
Become a Zoo member and you can also enjoy a whole year of unlimited Zoo visits including other animal celebration days!
*All events and activities are subject to change. Some activities may be at an additional cost.